Managing Job
Definitions: Highlights

Oracle Enterprise Scheduler jobs are run in
Oracle Fusion Applications to process data and, in some cases, to
provide report output. A job definition contains the metadata that
determines what the job does and what options are available to users
who run the job. You can create and maintain job definitions for use
in Oracle Fusion Applications.

Managing job definitions is fully described in the
Oracle Fusion Applications Administrator's Guide. As you read content
from that guide, note that the guide describes managing Oracle Enterprise
Scheduler, including job definitions, from Oracle Enterprise Manager
Fusion Applications Control. You can also access job definitions by
starting in the Setup and Maintenance Overview page and searching
for the Enterprise Scheduler job tasks for your applications.

Selecting the Appropriate Implementation Task

Each Enterprise Scheduler job definition task uses
one Java EE application, which is referenced in the task name. You
must use the right task because, to access the product job definition
that you want to view or work on, the view objects must be contained
in the application. If you do not select the right task, then the
job definition will not be displayed properly or function correctly.
The application name is usually the same as the product that the job
definition belongs to, but not always.

For example, the Oracle Fusion Payables Java EE
application contains the Oracle Fusion Expenses product view objects.
To create or maintain a job definition for use in Expenses, you select
the Manage Custom Enterprise Scheduler Jobs for Payables and Related
Applications task.

In another example, the Oracle Fusion Payments
product view objects are contained in both Oracle Fusion Payables
and Oracle Fusion Receivables Java EE applications. You need to select
the task appropriate to the job definition for Payments. Use the Manage
Custom Enterprise Scheduler Jobs for Receivables and Related Applications
task if the job is for receivables functionality, or the Manage Custom
Enterprise Scheduler Jobs for Payables and Related Applications task
if the job is for payables functionality.

Use the task description to see the products that
correspond to the Java EE application specified in the task name.
For example, the description for the Payables task lists Oracle Fusion
Payables, Assets, Expenses, and Payments.

You can view task descriptions in the help window
for the task, if any, or in the generated setup task lists and tasks
report from the Getting Started page.

If you have access to the Manage Task Lists and
Tasks page, you can also open the details for specific tasks to see
the description.

Viewing and Creating Job Definitions

You can create jobs based on Java, PL/SQL, or any
other supported technology.
See: Creating a Job Definition

If you are using the Setup and Maintenance work
area, then the Enable submission from Enterprise Manager check box
is available for the job definition.

If you do not select this check box, then the job
cannot be run from Enterprise Manager.

If you select this check box, then you can define
parameters for this job definition only in Enterprise Manager. Save
the rest of your work on the job definition, and then go to Enterprise
Manager if you need to define parameters.

Managing List
of Values Sources: Highlights

A list of values source for Oracle Enterprise
Scheduler job definitions determines where a list of values comes
from and what the specific values are. These lists of values are used
in parameters and user properties of job definitions. For example,
you can use a source of country values for a Country job parameter.

Managing list of values sources is fully described
in the Oracle Fusion Applications Administrator's Guide. As you read
content from that guide, note that the guide describes managing Oracle
Enterprise Scheduler, including list of values sources, from Oracle
Enterprise Manager Fusion Applications Control. You can also access
list of values sources by starting in the Setup and Maintenance Overview
page and searching for Enterprise Scheduler job tasks.

Registering and Searching for List of Values Sources

Create list of values sources to register them
for use in job definitions.
See: Registering Sources for Lists of Values

Search for list of values sources to edit or delete,
or to make sure a particular source does not already exist before
you create it.
See: Searching for List of Value Sources

Customization and Sandboxes

Customizing
Pages Using Oracle Composer: Highlights

You can customize dashboards and some work
areas, where available, for all or some users based on a selected
customization layer, for example only for users in a specific country
or with a specific job role. When you select to customize a page from
the Administration menu in the global area, you invoke
Oracle Composer, which enables the customization. The Administration
menu is only available if you have appropriate roles.

From the same menu, you can also access the
Customization Manager, which displays a list of components in the
current page and details about the layers in which each component
is customized. You can also access sandboxes from the Administration menu,
to make customizations to a runtime use session before deploying your
changes to the mainline.

Customizing pages using Oracle Composer, the Customization
Manager, and sandboxes are described in the Oracle Fusion Applications
Extensibility Guide.

Editing Pages

Customizations that you can make to existing pages
include adding content and changing layout.
See: Editing a Page in Oracle Composer

You can also update display and other options for
specific components within the page.
See: Editing Component Properties in Oracle Composer

Customization Manager

Use Customization Manager to analyze and diagnose
customization metadata, and to perform customization related tasks
that cannot be done in the user interface, for example to revert customizations
to a previous version. You can also do direct customization by manipulating
the metadata and uploading it back.
See: Using Customization Manager to
Manage Runtime Customizations

Sandboxes

Create or select an appropriate sandbox, and set
it as active to capture your customizations using Oracle Composer.
When you are ready, you publish the sandbox to make your changes available
to users.
See: Using the Sandbox Manager

Customizing
Sales Pages Using Oracle Composer: Explained

In Oracle Fusion Sales, you can customize
the Sales dashboard, as well as transactional pages, using Oracle
Composer. To access Oracle Composer, navigate to the Sales dashboard
or other application page, and select to customize that page from
the Administration menu or Personalization menu in the global area.
You can also access Oracle Composer by selecting Customization Manager from the Administration menu.

Available Customization Options

When you select to customize a page from the Administration menu in the global area, you
launch Oracle Composer.

The customizations that you make to application pages
in Oracle Fusion Sales are applied based on your layer selection:

Site

Your customizations are visible to all users.

External
or Internal

Depending on your selection,
your customizations are visible to either external or internal users.

External users could be your partners or anonymous
users. Internal users could be your employees.

Job Role

Your customizations are visible to users who
have the selected job role.

If a user has more than one job role, then the sequence
in which customizations are applied is alphabetically ordered by job
role name.

Note

Users can customize their own application pages by
selecting Edit Current Page from
the Personalization menu. Such
customizations are visible only to the user who made the change.

Oracle Composer provides two views for working with
page content: Design View and Source View. In general, applications
within Oracle Fusion CRM leverage only Design View, which provides
a WYSIWYG rendering of the page and its content. With Design View,
controls are directly selectable on each component.

This table lists the types of customizations available
for Oracle Fusion Sales.

Oracle Fusion Sales Page

Customization Task

Sales dashboard

Add new content to the dashboard from the Resource
Catalog.

Sales dashboard

Delete a region from the dashboard.

Note

You can later add the region back to the dashboard
using the Resource Catalog.

Sales dashboard

Change the page layout.

Sales dashboard

Show and hide regions on a page:

Show and hide dashboard regions by
selecting the Show Component check box on the Display Options tab
in the Component Properties dialog for the container.

Tip

You might have to scroll down to see the Show Component
check box.

Sales dashboard

Move regions on a page:

Move regions by dragging and dropping
them.

Move new regions by clicking the Add Content button in the desired column,
selecting your new content, and then moving it up or down using the
Options icon.

Sales dashboard

Sales transactional pages

Define which regions are open or closed by default.

Either close or open the region, and then exit Oracle
Composer. The region's state is maintained and used by default at
runtime.

Sales dashboard

Sales transactional pages

Set which columns are visible and their ordering in
tables, using the View > Columns menu.

Sales dashboard

Sales transactional pages

Create or edit saved searches.

Customization Privileges Required

The customizations that you can make using Oracle
Composer are available to you only if you are assigned at least one
of the following job roles:

Sales Administrator

Marketing Operations Manager

Channel Partner Portal Administrator

Customizing
Customer Center Pages Using Oracle Composer: Explained

In Oracle Fusion Customer Center, you can
customize a set of pages using Oracle Composer. To access Oracle Composer,
navigate to one of the pages available for customization and select
to customize the page from the Administration menu in the global area. You can also access Oracle Composer by
selecting Customization Manager from the Administration menu.

Available Customization Options

When you select to customize a page from the Administration menu in the global area, you
launch Oracle Composer.

The customizations that you make to the customer profile
are applied based on your layer selection:

Site

Your customizations are visible to all users.

External
or Internal

Depending on your selection,
your customizations are visible to either external or internal users.

External users could be your partners or anonymous
users. Internal users could be your employees.

Job Role

Your customizations are visible to users who
have the selected job role.

If a user has more than one job role, then the sequence
in which customizations are applied is alphabetically ordered by job
role name.

Oracle Composer provides two views for working with
page content: Design View and Source View. In general, applications
within Oracle Fusion CRM leverage only Design View, which provides
a WYSIWYG rendering of the page and its content. With Design View,
controls are directly selectable on each component.

You can customize any page that is both available
in the Customer node, and has elements that can be modified at runtime (regions, tables, and saved searches). For example:

Create Customer page

Create Contact page

Contact profile

Customer profile

This table lists the types of customizations available
for Oracle Fusion Customer Center.

Oracle Fusion Customer Center Page

Customization Task

Any page available on the Customer node, with elements
that can be modified at runtime.

Define which regions are open or closed by default.

Either close or open the region, and then exit Oracle
Composer. The region's state is maintained and used by default at
runtime.

Any page available on the Customer node, with elements
that can be modified at runtime.

Set which columns are visible and their ordering in
tables, using the View > Columns menu.

Any page available on the Customer node, with elements
that can be modified at runtime.

Create or edit saved searches.

Customization Privileges Required

The customizations that you can make using Oracle
Composer are available to you only if you are assigned at least one
of the following job roles:

Sales Administrator

Marketing Operations Manager

Channel Partner Portal Administrator

Contact your security administrator for details.

Customizing
Partner Management Pages Using Oracle Composer: Explained

In Oracle Fusion Partner Management, you can
customize a variety of pages using Oracle Composer. To access Oracle
Composer, navigate to one of the Partner Management pages that is
enabled for customization, and select to customize that page from
the Administration menu or Personalization menu in the global area.
You can also access Oracle Composer by selecting Customization Manager from the Administration menu. To customize the Partner
Portal user interface (UI) shell, however, the Channel Partner Portal
Administrator must use the customization links available in the Tasks
pane on the Channel dashboard.

Available Customization Options

When you select to customize a page from the Administration menu in the global area, or
from the Channel dashboard for certain pages, you launch Oracle Composer.

The customizations that you make to Partner Management
pages are applied based on your layer selection:

Site

Your customizations are visible to all users.

External
or Internal

Depending on your selection,
your customizations are visible to either external or internal users.

External users could be your partners or anonymous
users. Internal users could be your employees.

Job Role

Your customizations are visible to users who
have the selected job role.

If a user has more than one job role, then the sequence
in which customizations are applied is alphabetically ordered by job
role name.

Note

Users can customize their own application pages by
selecting Edit Current Page from
the Personalization menu. Such
customizations are visible only to the user who made the change.

Some pages, however, are accessible to anonymous users
and are therefore not available for personalization by users. Instead,
these pages can be customized only by administrators using Oracle
Composer:

Partner Landing

Partner Registration

Partner Search

Oracle Composer provides two views for working with
page content: Design View and Source View. In general, applications
within Oracle Fusion CRM leverage only Design View, which provides
a WYSIWYG rendering of the page and its content. With Design View,
controls are directly selectable on each component.

Note

Source View is available, however, only to those with
the Channel Partner Portal Administrator job role. These administrators
can use Source View to customize the Partner Portal UI shell only.

This table lists the types of customizations that
are available, for each Partner Management page. You perform all customizations
in Design View, except the task to customize the Partner Portal UI
shell, which you perform in Source View.

Oracle Fusion Partner Management Page

Customization Task

Channel dashboard

Partner dashboard

Add new content from the Resource Catalog.

Channel dashboard

Partner dashboard

Delete a region from the dashboard.

Note

You can later add the region back to the dashboard
using the Resource Catalog.

Channel dashboard

Partner dashboard

Change the page layout.

Channel dashboard

Partner dashboard

Show and hide regions on a page:

Show and hide dashboard regions by
selecting the Show Component check box on the Display Options tab
in the Component Properties dialog for the container.

Tip

You might have to scroll down to see the Show Component
check box.

Channel dashboard

Partner dashboard

Move regions on a page:

Move regions by dragging and dropping
them.

Move new regions by clicking the Add Content button in the desired column,
selecting your new content, and then moving it up or down using the
Options icon.

Channel dashboard

Partner dashboard

All PRM transactional pages

Define which regions are open or closed by default.

Either close or open the region, and then exit Oracle
Composer. The region's state is maintained and used by default at
runtime.

Channel dashboard

Partner dashboard

All PRM transactional pages

Set which columns are visible and their ordering in
tables, using the View > Columns menu.

For example, to
switch from the Fusion navigator to a tabbed style menu:

In Oracle Composer, select the Navigator component on the UI, which highlights
the corresponding element in Source View.

Hide the commandLink: Navigator element by deselecting the Show Component property.

Show the panelGroupLayout: horizontal element by selecting the Show Component property.

Customization Privileges Required

The customizations that you can make using Oracle
Composer are available to you only if you are assigned at least one
of the following job roles:

Sales Administrator

Marketing Operations Manager

Channel Partner Portal Administrator

To customize the Partner Portal UI shell, your assigned
job role must also include the Partner Portal Customize Links Duty
duty role. This duty role is assigned to the Channel Partner Portal
Administrator job role by default.

Note

Some menu items are not visible to users on the Oracle
Fusion Main Menu and on the Home Page unless these users are granted
permissions specific to internal or contingent workers. Administrators
are granted these permissions, and can view these internal menu items
even when looking at the external site. The suppression of these menu
items is done through security, not through Oracle Composer.

The Oracle Fusion CRM Application Composer
provides a series of task flows which let you customize and extend
an Oracle Fusion CRM application according to the needs of your users.
For example, you can create new fields for an existing standard object,
and expose those new fields on the object's work area. Or, create
a brand new custom object and related fields, then create a work area
where that object and its fields are exposed to users. The task flows
available to you are dependent upon the CRM application that you are
customizing. This topic provides an overview of which CRM Application
Composer task flows are available for use in each CRM application.

This topic addresses extensibility for these CRM applications:

Oracle Fusion Common CRM

Oracle Fusion Customer Center

Oracle Fusion Marketing

Oracle Fusion Sales

Oracle Fusion Sales Catalog

You can also refer to the product-specific implementation
guides to learn more about how a particular application works with
the Application Composer.

Oracle Fusion Common CRM

The creation of custom objects is not supported for
the Oracle Fusion Common CRM application.

For Oracle Fusion Common CRM standard objects, you
can do the following in the Application Composer:

Customization Task Flow

Trading Community Org Contact

Trading Community Resource Profile

Trading Community Organization Profile

Trading Community Address

Activity Task

Interaction

Note

Create and expose custom fields on existing pages
that are available for extensibility

FAQs for Customization and Sandboxes

Oracle Composer lets you make user interface
changes at runtime across all Oracle Fusion applications. In Oracle
Fusion CRM transactional pages (non-dashboards), you can use Oracle
Composer to expand or collapse regions, set which columns are visible
in tables and how they are ordered, and create and edit saved searches.
In Oracle Fusion CRM dashboards, you can make additional customizations,
such as hiding, showing, or moving regions, and adding new content
from the Resource Catalog.

The Oracle Fusion CRM Application Composer
also lets you make user interface changes at runtime. However, the
types of user interface changes that you can make using the Application
Composer are quite different. Specifically, your primary focus when
using the Application Composer is to make actual object model changes.
For example, you can create a new business object and related fields,
and then create new application pages where that object and its fields
are exposed to users. The ability to make these types of object model
extensions is available only in Oracle Fusion CRM applications. Also,
using the Application Composer, you cannot access the Resource Catalog
to add new content to a page.

This table describes some of the primary differences
between Oracle Composer and the Application Composer:

Customization Task

Available in Oracle Composer?

Available in Oracle Fusion CRM Application Composer?

Make object model extensions and expose your customizations
by creating or modifying work area pages

No

Yes

Reorder subtabs

No

Yes

Customize dashboard pages

Yes

No

Add content from the Resource Catalog

Yes

No

Select the MDS layer where you want to author customizations,
such as at the site layer or job role layer